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Sausage week is coming!
The dates have been set for the sixteenth annual British Sausage Week. The seven-days of sausage appreciation will run from 4th to 10th November 2013, providing butchers, retailers and sausage-makers with opportunities to benefit from increased sales.This year’s activity will include a combination of high profile PR campaign, nationwide competition ...
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"Cheese comes from plants and fish fingers are made of chicken" BPC supports British Nutrition Foundation's healthy eating week
Research conducted by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) among over 27,500 children across the UK, shows that nearly a third (29%) of primary school children think that cheese comes from plants, one in ten secondary school children believe that tomatoes grow under the ground, and nearly one in five (18%) ...
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More lamb cuts exported for Belgian consumers
The volume of lamb exported to Belgium is set to rise significantly after one of the country’s largest supermarket chains switched its sourcing away from the Southern hemisphere.The retailer previously supplied all its stores with chilled lamb from New Zealand and Australia, representing 95% of volumes.The change is good news ...
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NewsJimmy Doherty back on pork campaign trail
BPEX is reminding consumers about the responsible production standards and the provenance guarantees behind Red Tractor pork through an innovative and engaging marketing campaign, running throughout June. TV personality and Red Tractor pig farmer Jimmy Doherty is again fronting the Give A Fork About Your Pork campaign, which aired earlier ...
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NewsRoast dinner world record attempt at Bath & West
A group of female beef farmers is to challenge the world record for the most people served a roast dinner simultaneously.L-R: Elwyn Pugh (Asda agriculture manager at ABP), Pearce Hughes, (agriculture manager, Asda), Paul Burrows (chief executive, R.A.B.I.), Minette Batters (Ladies in Beef co-founder).The announcement by Ladies in Beef was ...
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Lobby event highlights CAP concerns
NFU president, Peter Kendall has joined a group of influential farming leaders to lobby the chairman of the Agriculture Committee and the president of the Agriculture Council on CAP reform.The event took place in Brussels on Thursday 30th May and was hosted by Italian farming organisation, Coldiretti. It brought together ...
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EBLEX Global Forum event reports high ticket demand
Global Forum 2013, organised by EBLEX and agri benchmark is reporting a high demand for tickets with over 100 delegates already registered. The free event highlights global beef and lamb sector trends and developments, and takes place on Wednesday 19th June in York.Presentations will be made on topics such as ...
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NewsChefs urged to reference PGI status of Welsh Lamb
Chefs across the country serving Welsh Lamb on their restaurant menus are being encouraged to reference its PGI status. By clearly referencing PGI and making it visible to patrons it is hoped customers will be reassured as to the origin of the meat they are ordering.Pip Gill from Hybu Cig ...
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NewsQ Guild BBQ contest reveals kings of the char-grill
R. Turnbull & Sons Butchers served up a winning burger, while the best steak was provided by J. Brindon Addy Butchers at in the north-east regional finals of the Q Guild national barbecue competition.Competition took place across three categories for sausages, burgers and steaks. Butchers from Northumberland to west Yorkshire ...
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NewsTop Scottish butchers crowned in Meat Skills Championship
Andrew Peter from Davidsons Specialist Butchers in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was crowned the Young Butcher of the Year at the Scotch Butchers Club Meat Skills Scotland Championship. Huntly butcher Gary Raeburn retained the senior honour, which he collected for the second year running.Butchers from throughout Scotland gathered at the Scottish Meat ...
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NewsBernard Matthews management exodus sees return for David Joll
Bernard Matthews Farms has confirmed that David Joll will return to the company as executive chairman after a week that saw the departure of both its chairman and chief executive.Noel Bartram stood down as group chief executive following his 60th birthday and recent health concerns, but will remain involved with ...
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New pig inspections a positive move, says FSA
Legislation which aims to modernise and improve food safety for inspections in pig slaughterhouses has been voted for by European member states.A number of measures have been agreed which include an increased focus on microbiological hazards, which are the main food safety risk from meat. A more proportionate risk-based approach ...
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Promise of £1.2m investment in exports of Welsh red meat
A £1.2 million government investment to develop exports of Welsh red meat has been welcomed by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales. The move by the Welsh Government follows criticism that it failed to see and act upon opportunities as a result of the horse meat scandal.With this new ...
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Taking pigs to a higher weight can still mean profit, says study
Research by JSR Genetics and Yorkshire farmers argues that taking pigs to heavier weights and making a profit is possible, without having a negative effect on profit margins.The research, which was conducted by scientists at JSR Genetics, had the aim of helping to improve efficiency on its own units and ...
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BPEX-funded PhD student scoops prestigious President’s Award
A BPEX-funded PhD student has won the prestigious President’s Award for a paper presented at the 2013 British Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting.Vasilis Symeou’s work, at Newcastle University, is about minimising the amount of phosphorous (P) excreted from growing and finishing pigs. P is easily leached from soils and ...
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New FSA appointments
The Food Standards Agency has appointed Roland Salmon to its Board and as chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee; the reappointment of Henrietta Campbell to the Board and as chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee for a second term, and the extension of Sue Atkinson’s contract to ...
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New red meat forum for Halal sector
A new open forum to discuss what needs to be done to help the Halal red meat industry move forward is being created.The forum, which replaces the current Halal Steering Group, will meet twice a year and be open for anyone involved in Halal lamb or beef production to come ...
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Event to drive pig industry innovation
The BPEX Innovation Conference is being billed as a must for forward-thinking business owners, farm managers, vets and the allied industry in the English pig sector. This new conference format will focus on two priority areas, pig buildings of the future and enhancing breeding performance.It will feature the latest research ...
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Parliamentary inquiry exposes lack of clarity on measuring environmental impact of livestock
A parliamentary inquiry has revealed that more robust scientific data and a standard model to measure carbon sequestration is needed to help the beef and lamb sector meet the twin challenges of sustainable food production and reducing its environmental impact.The four-month All Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb inquiry, ...
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New look BPEX publications
The best of the old with something new is how BPEX describes its two new publications, the Pig Pocketbook 2013 and the BPEX Yearbook 2012/13.Both are published by BPEX and replace the old Pig Yearbook and the Annual Technical Report.The Pocketbook, which is available now, pulls together a wealth of ...
